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The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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basis of HRCT findings ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Diagram #Comparison ... TractionBronchiectasis
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
predominance: UIP ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... unknown cause and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Idiopathic #Interstitial
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
with honeycombing ... NSIP may be idiopathic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP ... #GGO #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Pattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
The radiographic findings ... pulmonary fibrosis ... patients with a UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant